2018.04.14 Important aspects of a financial intervention

A financial intervention accomplishes the following:
1. stress reduction
2. build trust in the therapeutic relationship, gaining access to the individual when words are not enough
3. Secures a basic or humane need

The guiding principle of an effective financial intervention is to not associate the gift with client's impulsivity while still maintaining the therapeutic relationship.

The aim is to keep the focus on a life worth living and sharing. Because of the client's emotional sensitivity, which is beyond normalized experience, it is important to monitor and respect the client's situational anxiety while giving the financial gift. This stance allows the client to do something that seemed impossible moments before. This takes care of their needs and they become less stressed. They experience, for the moment, peace of mind.

The treatment should be ongoing and the therapeutic relationship not easily broken.